Governor Andrew Cuomo’s close confidant, Joseph Percoco, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a low-show job given to his wife by an energy company with a downstate power plant interest before the Cuomo administration -- three felonies.

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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s close confidant, Joseph Percoco, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a low-show job given to his wife by an energy company with a downstate power plant interest before the Cuomo administration -- three felonies. " />

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The news of the day is Governor Andrew Cuomo’s close confidant, Joseph Percoco, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and solicitation of bribes and gratuities in connection with a low-show job given to his wife by an energy company with a downstate power plant interest before the Cuomo administration — three felonies. He was also acquitted of three felony counts. Governor Cuomo – obviously you cannot end corruption in Albany…when you never recognized it when it was right in front of you, or even worse, you ignored it and allowed corruption to flourish. Fredrick U. Dicker’s July 24, 2014 column said it well: Scandal exposes Cuomo as liar and phony.